Tsunami news for Matara, Sri Lanka

Tsunami scientists hear stories 24 Jan 2005
Fernando said the damage done in Matara was typical of damage along the coastline. ... "A tsunami picks up speed over deep water and slows down over shallow water. ... Arizona Republic,

FROM WORDS TO ACTION 24 Jan 2005
Dozens heeded a Buddhist monk's warning of the approaching tsunami and scrambled 100 feet ... southern coastal areas he hadn't seen before, near Matara and Tangala ... Pioneer Press (subscription),

Maritime museum damaged by tsunami 24 Jan 2005
Most probably it will be built at Thelwatta where the Colombo-Matara train was derailed," he says out. Mayuri Munasinghe says, the proposed tsunami museum will ... Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency,

Destroyed temples to be rebuilt by Ministry 24 Jan 2005
Minister Wickramanayake said tsunami tidal waves amply proved the truth and might of ... Purana Viharaya and the Secretary of Sasanarakshaka Sabava, Matara, Ven. ... Daily News,

Native land opens Morristown doctor's eyes 24 Jan 2005
...the week's experiences with the remaining members of his tsunami disaster assessment team ... They had visited Matara at the southernmost tip of the island, the ... Parsippany Daily Record,

Lankan govt invites Amritanandamayi to bless tsunami victims: Jan 22, 2005
...spiritual healing" to those affected by the tsunami and bring ... Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalaee, Jaffna, Hambanthota, Galle and Matara, the Amritanandamayi Math ... New Kerala,

Colombo will mislead the world on aid distributio Jan 23, 2005
...is distributed to the southern Sri Lanka, to Galle, Matara and Hambantotta.". ... has asked the LTTE representatives to be in the government's tsunami relief task ... TamilNet,

Inter-University students federation assist tsunami affected ... Jan 21, 2005
...operations in aid of tsunami affected students will be carried out from January 20 to 24 in the districts of Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Trincomalee ... Daily News,

New Zealand targets a million dollars for tsunami relief Jan 21, 2005
...to donate more than one million New Zealand (698,000 US) dollars to tsunami relief from ... I saw my mother first at the hospital then went back to Matara my home ... That's Cricket,

Southern Baptists Assess The Needs Of Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors Jan 21, 2005
26 tsunami. ... 8. Team members have surveyed the coastline from the capital of Colombo to the southernmost tip of Matara (as well as taking time along the way to ... American Daily,

Water Board cleans wells in tsunami areas Jan 21, 2005
...and Drainage Board has coordinated the cleaning up of 3855 wells in tsunami affected areas ... in addition to 425 in Kalutara, 390 in Galle, 272 in Matara, 336 in ... Daily News,

* Renovation and reconstruction of hospitals to begin next month Jan 23, 2005
Renovation and reconstruction of hospitals in Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Kalmunai and ... The tsunami has completely destroyed 41 hospitals and medical centers and ... Colombo Page,

Fall in consumption of fish Jan 22, 2005
...for ice and about 1,500 for food, drink and other expenses?" A boat owner from Gandara, Matara, whose trawler was in deep sea at the time of tsunami they could ... Sunday Observer,

Sri Lanka turns attention from playing to helping Jan 23, 2005
Sri Lanka were touring New Zealand when the tsunami struck and they ... build approximately 200 pre-fabricated houses at Mullaithivu, Ampara, Matara and Kalutara ... The Australian,

UPDATE 1-Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
Sri Lanka's cricket board has organised counselling for tsunami survivors and set up emergency relief camps in the southern town of Matara and Mullaitivu on ... Reuters,

Asia Emergency Statement No. 3 Jan 21, 2005
...sheeting to 4,500 families in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Ampara and Matara. ... of the camps set up immediately following the tsunami; of those ... Reuters AlertNet,

Baby found entangled in net after tsunami Jan 20, 2005
...statistics unit of the District Secretariat, Matara says 1,216 people had ... and 7,406 persons had been displaced due to the tsunami in the Matara district. ... Daily News,

Third suspect in SPC Minister's murder missing after tsunami Jan 20, 2005
Provincial Council Minister MK Ranjith alias Chandi Malli, who was at the Matara remand prison has been missing from the prison after the tsunami on December 26 ... Daily News,

Tsunami Fund–raiser accepting donations Jan 19, 2005
FORT MADISON — The Sri Lanka Relief Fund for Matara at Lee County Bank and Trust is taking donations for a planned flea market. ... Burlington Hawk Eye,

Team aids tsunami relief Jan 20, 2005
We have seen two refugee camps here in Matara, treating about 50 patients today ... the east, but we are told that the people cry at night remembering the tsunami. ... Huntington Herald,

MB woman hopes to rebuild Sri Lanka school; area efforts grow Jan 21, 2005
...visited her hometown last month in Matara, Sri Lanka, for the first time in 15 years. Two weeks after the Myrtle Beach woman's visit, a tsunami wiped out most ... Myrtle Beach Sun News,

Rotary to aid tsunami disaster relief efforts Jan 18, 2005
The packed morning train heading from Matara to Colombo was passing through an area that I was supposed to visit that day when the tsunami came. ... Braintree Forum,

NZ$1m donation expected from tsunami fundraisers Jan 20, 2005
Zealand Cricket (NZC) hopes to donate more than NZ$1m ($698,000) to tsunami relief from ... I saw my mother first at the hospital then went back to Matara my home ... Daily Times,

Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
...visiting the south coast with team mates to hand out aid to tsunami victims. ... 10 emergency relief camps during a two-day tour around Galle, Matara, Tangalle and ... Daily Times,

Tsunami relief, UNHCR's maiden mission outside caring for war ... Jan 20, 2005
...and East have either displaced by the North and East conflict or tsunami or both ... by the end of January to be distributed in Ampara, Matara, Killinochchi, Jaffna ... Daily News,

Rs. 9 billion for Tsunami food programme Jan 18, 2005
The first consignment of Tsunami welfare coupons ... They were distributed to the Matara districts, Hambantota districts, Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Jaffna ... Daily News,

Rebuilding the Tsunami affected area Jan 17, 2005
...were severely affected by a tsunami on Sunday, December 26, 2004. * Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, Galle, Kalutara ... Daily News,

Foreign tsunami victims' bodies exhumed in Sri Lanka for DNA test Jan 20, 2005
26 tsunami while another 100 are thought to be missing ... professor of forensic medicine in the Ruhunu University located in the neighboring Matara district, said ... Xinhua,

After the tsunami: the survivors' guilt Jan 17, 2005
...of sheer luck, a concept that is hard to grasp even two weeks after the tsunami. ... and his family lived close to a flat beach in Polhena, near Matara, and it ... Independent,

Recovery of tsunami-affected countries lies on tourists — PATA Jan 17, 2005
...of Sri Lanka include: Ampara, Hambantota, Galle, Kalutara, Matara and Trincomalee ... of Thailand’s tourism destinations were untouched by the tsunami and remain ... Manila Bulletin,

Israel presents tsunami relief list to UNOCHA donors conference Jan 17, 2005
Sri Lanka Health Service, and arranged to send medical relief to the tsunami victims. ... in order to establish a first aid treatment center in the city of Matara. ... Globes Online,

Southern Baptists Assess Needs of Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors Jan 20, 2005
...from the capital of Colombo to the southernmost tip of Matara as well as ... The preliminary assessment that local Baptist leaders did just after the tsunami was a ... Men's News Daily,

CALL TO BACK TSUNAMI MEDICAL AID Jan 19, 2005
...deployed medical teams to Sri Lanka within hours of the tsunami devastating the ... in the south and east coast areas around Hambantota, Matara, Batticaloa and ... Community Newswire,

Sending hope to tsunami victims Jan 20, 2005
...medical team at Lamno. And last Tuesday, the charity also established a medical base camp in Matara, Sri Lanka. Dr Muhammad Zubair ... Wimbledon Guardian,

Health care aides returning to Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
In Batticaloa and the Matara District, they found people who needed immediate care ... giddiness; others told of inability to sleep, fear of another tsunami or of ... Waterbury Republican American,

Fears for future as tsunami generation fights for survival Jan 17, 2005
...has been asked to conduct a needs assessment study for the Galle and Matara areas - two areas in southern Sri Lanka which have been badly hit by the tsunami. ... ic Wales,

Israel, the tsunami and the Diaspora Jan 19, 2005
Within two days of the tsunami, Israeli relief personnel, including search and rescue teams ... personnel to Sri Lanka to work near the southern city of Matara. ... Canadian Jewish News,

Hospital workers return from tsunami ravaged area Jan 20, 2005
Villages homes families all torn apart by the force of a tsunami. ... in two of the hardest hit regions of the country, Batticaloa in the east and Matara in the ... WTNH,

Confidence amid chaos Jan 18, 2005
...a number of other groups to build a village to resettle tsunami victims, said ... nothing to break the waves, such as his southern home of Matara, got destroyed. ... Pioneer Press (subscription),

Pair vow to return home Jan 20, 2005
BANDULA Abeysuriya knows he cheated death on Boxing Day when the Indian Ocean tsunami wiped out his Sri Lankan village of Matara. ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Murali hits the road again Jan 19, 2005
...relief mission, the third Murali has led since the devastating tsunami, had a ... Aid programme, which has opened an emergency relief camp in Matara, a bustling ... CricInfo.com,

'Bounce Back Sri Lanka' coming soon Jan 22, 2005
...are Wadduwa, Beruwela, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala, Matara, Nilaveli, Hambantota ... the unique tourism attracted unaffected by the tsunami with a ... Sunday Observer,

News in brief Jan 18, 2005
SLRCS) today to be used for the welfare of selected beneficiaries of the tsunami. Joint mobile health clinics for the displaced in Matara, Hambantota and Galle ... Daily News,

Two tsunami prison escapees ... in police shootout Jan 14, 2005
Three underworld gangsters from the South, two of them escapees from the Matara remand prison in the tsunami tidal waves on December 26, were ... in a ... Daily News,

Over 600 children in South destitute in Tsunami aftermath - Survey Jan 11, 2005
The Matara district was the second worst hit in terms of child tsunami victims with 257 children in welfare camps. Of them 103 children ... Daily News,

In Sri Lanka, disaster relief as power politics Jan 18, 2005
...hopes to come to power in its own right, and the tsunami could help it ... Jayasinghe, the Front's relief coordinator in the southern town of Matara, defended the ... International Herald Tribune,

IOM's tsunami relief operations Jan 10, 2005
...for displaced persons in selected areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Matara and Trincomalee ... informed assessments on the impact on communities from the tsunami and the ... Daily News,

Empty desks a sad reminder of tsunami drama Jan 11, 2005
These were the children of the tsunami, in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and India. ... At Matara, pupils of Sujatha Vidiyala school trickled into the classrooms. ... Independent Online,

Damage to hospitals, health institutions estimated at Rs. 7000m Jan 18, 2005
The tsunami waves damaged 45 hospitals with some of them ... Trincomalee, Kalutara, Mulaitivu, Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota and Matara. ... Daily News,

Cyclone could hit tsunami-battered Sri Lanka Jan 11, 2005
...telling people still trying to come to terms with the tsunami devastation to ... especially in districts such as Ampara and towns like Galle, Matara and Hambantota ... Independent Online,

MediaCorp artistes render first aid to Sri Lankan tsunami victims Jan 14, 2005
...who arrived in Sri Lanka on a humanitarian mission for tsunami victims, immediately put ... Kok - rendered basic first aid when they arrived at a temple in Matara. ... Channel News Asia,

NI team helps tsunami victims Jan 9, 2005
...arrive in Sri Lanka to treat those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. The four paramedics and four nurses have been travelling to the southern town, Matara. ... BBC News,

Crocodile saves man from killer tsunami: Jan 12, 2005
...visited the garden of his house in Matara, Sri Lanka. He was taking a stroll in the garden overlooking a river and the sea, when the tsunami struck washing him ... New Kerala,

GU lecturer escapes wrath of tsunami Jan 15, 2005
...inside the city and took nearly 2-3 days to recede. Yala National Park and Matara were the worst affected places by the tsunami. ... Navhind Times,

THINKING ALOUD: Crime and (divine) punishment — II —Razi Azmi Jan 19, 2005
...southern Sri Lankan town of Matara reportedly credited a “miracle statue� with keeping the sea at bay for 10 to 15 minutes after the first tsunami wave hit ... Daily Times,

Lankan tsunami victim regains consciousness minutes before burial Jan 11, 2005
Nilanthie, who lived near the Matara Colombo Road in Kamburugamuwa, had lost her children G. Chaturika Nisansala (10), Erik Chaminda (04) and Chamindu Ushara (2 ... Keralanext,

What Israel did to help the foreign victims of the tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...responded positively to the Director General of the Sri Lanka Health Service, and arranged to send medical relief to the tsunami victims. ... the city of Matara. ... Israel Insider,

World Press here in February to put Lanka's tourism back on the ... Jan 18, 2005
Meanwhile in the aftermath of the tsunami on 26 December, the ... are Wadduwa, Beruwala, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala, Matara, Hambantota, Tangalla ... Daily News,

'Croc saved me from tsunami' Jan 11, 2005
...visited the garden of his house in Matara. Mr Gunasekera was strolling in the garden, which overlooks a river and the sea, when the tsunami struck and was ... Ananova,

Slovak team disinfects hospital in Sri Lanka Jan 16, 2005
...in efforts to clean up the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami has carried out disinfection work in the main hospital in the town of Matara on the ... Slovak Spectator,

Local couple aids tsunami victims Jan 13, 2005
Hours after a tsunami swept away more than 150,000 lives in Southeast Asia, Tammie ... More than 33,000 families lost their homes in the Matara region, where she ... Fauquier Citizen,

Half of Lanka Tsunami ... Muslims Jan 9, 2005
Fifty-five percent of the ... were Muslims living in the tsunami hit-areas. ... number from the Muslim community in areas such as Hambantota, Matara, Galle and ... Arab News,

Sri Lankan cricket board fund for tsunami-affected: Jan 11, 2005
Sri Lanka's death toll in the Dec 26 Asian tsunami stands at more than 30,000. ... in the east, areas that were particularly badly hit, as well as Matara in the ... New Kerala,

Sri Lankans seek miracles amid tsunami tragedy Jan 9, 2005
...miracle that meant not one single Buddha statue was damaged by the tsunami -- even when ... One near Matara was seen repaired 10 days later and a monk holding court ... Indian Express,

Japan dispatches experts on tsunami and rehabilitation to Sri ... Jan 13, 2005
...of Ampara, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Galle, Matara and Hambantota ... closely with the donors involved in the tsunami relief and ... Daily News,

Government to donate Lm250,000 to tsunami victims Jan 12, 2005
...government has decided to donate Lm250,000 to help those that were affected by the tsunami disaster in ... These were asked to go in the southern part of Matara. ... di-ve.com,

Local Sri Lankan launches a relief-effort army of one Jan 10, 2005
...perhaps, a pleasant trip to the beaches of Matara. His parents, who live in a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, were not affected by the tsunami. ... San Mateo County Times,

Sri Lanka: the day the tsunami devastated Hambantota Jan 16, 2005
...off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia and that a series of massive tidal waves had hit the Matara and Galle areas. I understood it to be a tsunami and tried to ... World Socialist Web Site,

US military medical team to aid tsunami victims in Jaffna Jan 14, 2005
...approximately 15 area camps where about 9,000 displaced tsunami victims currently ... to deliver much needed supplies to locations like Ampara, Potuvil and Matara. ... United States Marines (press release)

Tsunami Boom Jan 16, 2005
For instance, the construction of a planned highway from Colombo to the southern seaside town of Matara, badly hit by the tsunami, and in near potential resort ... Lanka Business Online,

* Trained Counselors sent to tsunami affected districts Jan 13, 2005
...centers in the Divisional Secretariats in the tsunami affected areas by ... under Social Development Organisation will be dispatched to Matara, Galle, Hambanthota ... Colombo Page,

TSUNAMI: 40 MILLIONS COLLECTED WILL BE USED IN SRI LANKA Jan 11, 2005
...local work forces. In particular, they will be used to re-build the hospitals of Trincomalee, Matara and Galle. Projects for the ... Agenzia Giornalistica Italia,

* Possible cyclone threat to tsunami-hit areas Jan 10, 2005
10, Colombo: The Meteorological Department warned yesterday that tsunami-affected areas ... are expected along the coast from Trincomalee to Matara via Hambantota. Colombo Page,

9/11 families give 100Gs to relief effort Jan 13, 2005
...construction of a school in Matara on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. It will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of Sept. 11 and the tsunami, and will ... Staten Island Advance,

MediaCorp artistes, Ren Ci volunteers and Red Cross workers return ... Jan 17, 2005
...welcome. Ren Ci's medical staff and MediaCorp artistes spent three days helping tsunami victims in Sri Lanka's Matara area. From ... Channel News Asia,

Lankan survivors face new horrors Jan 19, 2005
...said the volunteer, whose own family escaped unscathed when the tsunami struck ... guy was cutting off people's ears and fingers for jewellery in Matara," said the ... Gulf Daily News,

IDB’s Relief Program Takes Off Mohammed Rasooldeen Jan 17, 2005
...the tsunami-affected areas,� he said. With the help of some of them, the Islamic Center has set up medical camps in areas such as Hambantota, Matara, Kinniya ... Al-Jazeerah.info,

PM 'courageous' for naming Jesus and Mary at tsunami service Jan 12, 2005
At the national commemoration service for tsunami victims Jan. ... Martin told a story about a statue of Mary and the Baby Jesus at Our Lady of Matara Church on ... Canada Western Catholic Reporter,

Tsunami Relief Continues Jan 12, 2005
The group also is involved in general relief work in Matara and Wadduwa, distributing ... set up by local authorities for the victims of the tsunami are starting ... Windy city Media Group,

Tsunami damage to Fisheries Ministry assets exceed Rs.50 billion Jan 9, 2005
10 have been destroyed including Beruwala, Panadura, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Matara, Hambantota and ... while another ship "Sayura" had overturned.The tsunami has also ... Daily News,

* Escaped prisoners surrender Jan 17, 2005
Jan 17, Colombo: Police said that 183 out of 348 prisoners who escaped from the Matara prison when the tsunami struck have surrendered to police. ... Colombo Page,

Rs. 321 m loss to VTCs Jan 22, 2005
...of at least 1200 students, hampered by the tsunami disaster will ... eight vocational training centres at Kottegoda, Weligama, Matara, Pettigalawatta, Ambalangoda ... Sunday Observer,

Slowly, Sri Lanka begins to repair the damage Jan 9, 2005
...named towns still offers evidence of the violence that the tsunami unleashed the day ... of passengers each day between the capital, Colombo, and Matara in the ... Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription),

Shattered families face uncertain future Jan 11, 2005
So crowded was the southbound train from Colombo to Matara that morning that the ... The tsunami hit the train with such force that it tossed cars yards from the ... Chicago Tribune (subscription),

Trick 'n Treat Jan 11, 2005
The day after the tsunami rendered impassable the main southern road between Bentota and Matara, a Japanese contractor working on an ADB project diverted its ... Lanka Business Online,

Strange but True Experiences Recalled Jan 12, 2005
COLOMBO, 12 January 2005 — A tsunami victim from Weligama, 18 km from Galle, gained consciousness while she was shrouded in a ... “We lived near Matara Road in ... Al-Jazeerah.info,